Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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* \6 I& e5 R' t- pSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.! l k8 h3 c5 q! H" U% u5 r
' E# ^0 x- l) K6 z6 f# Z3 V; PThe 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune.
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4 s) [, ?3 L7 CWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.* n0 T D% |* l! w& t
$ m0 t- T+ _! B7 {"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.
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+ C2 `. H6 M! f, L6 bThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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5 e$ T: E9 @. q/ QThe northwestern Indiana couple have more than 30 birds in their home and many are available for adoption. "He makes a great spokesbird for the rescue," Chuck Schulz said.1 p% e7 o- \/ q' u0 Q2 W1 Y
% m6 D4 ?5 f% y9 y) PSnowball has found his permanent home.
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5 w& U1 ~, H! F2 l$ a( l"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |